Michael Lokshin

Michael Lokshin is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences, particularly focusing on areas including sociology and political science, general health professions, political science and international relations, economics and econometrics, and modeling and simulation.

The topics central to Lokshin's research encompass income, poverty, and inequality; employment and welfare studies; social policy and reform studies; migration and labor dynamics; COVID-19 epidemiological studies and pandemic impacts; as well as corruption and economic development.

Lokshin has authored and co-authored numerous papers published in established venues, including the SSRN Electronic Journal, Review of Income and Wealth, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Journal of Comparative Economics, and The World Bank Economic Review. Representative recent papers include:

• The sooner, the better: The economic impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021), Economics of Transition and Institutional Change
• Hide and Protect: The Role of Global Financial Secrecy in Shaping Domestic Institutions (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
• Effects of public sector wages on corruption: Wage inequality matters (2023), Journal of Comparative Economics
• Do Adjustments for Equivalence Scales Affect Poverty Dynamics? Evidence from the Russian Federation during 1994-2017 (2021), Review of Income and Wealth
• Protect Incomes or Protect Jobs? The Role of Social Policies in Post-Pandemic Recovery (2022), SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authorship shows collaboration with scholars such as Iván Torre, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Martin Ravallion, Vladimir Kolchin, and Alexandru Cojocaru, indicating a multi-disciplinary approach to social science research.

Lokshin has contributed to several book publications primarily with the World Bank's publishing platforms. These include titles published under "World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks," "Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks," and "The World Bank eBooks," covering topics from economic policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic to issues of social protection, public sector wages, and economic inequality. Notable book titles include:

• The Sooner, the Better: The Early Economic Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
• Opening-Up Trajectories and Economic Recovery: Lessons after the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
• Who Suffers the Most from the Cost-of-Living Crisis? (2023)
• Do More Informed Citizens Make Better Climate Policy Decisions? (2024)
• Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2023: Weak Growth, High Inflation, and a Cost-of-Living Crisis (2023)

Lokshin's work reflects a strong engagement with topics related to social policies, economic responses to crises, and inequality, often grounding empirical analysis in policy-relevant contexts. This is evident through sustained publication in outlets related to economics, development, and social policy as well as through their contributions to World Bank research outputs.